Tagalog/Filipino
Glottolog calls it: Tagalog
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 tgl · Glottocode taga1270
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- California773,155limited English 253,929
- Texas93,293limited English 22,163
- Nevada89,719limited English 27,043
- Illinois85,343limited English 21,796
- New Jersey79,742limited English 21,586
- New York78,053limited English 20,833
- Florida73,920limited English 18,829
- Washington64,247limited English 20,491
- Hawaii60,236limited English 28,059
- Virginia47,619limited English 12,351
- Maryland35,177limited English 9,888
- Arizona28,866limited English 7,035
- Pennsylvania19,249limited English 5,400
- North Carolina17,490limited English 4,250
- Alaska17,356limited English 6,830
- Michigan16,539limited English 4,886
- Georgia16,422limited English 4,476
- Ohio14,913limited English 4,386
- Indiana10,993limited English 3,171
- Oregon10,981limited English 2,458
- Missouri9,785limited English 3,425
- South Carolina9,777limited English 2,901
- Connecticut9,311limited English 2,991
- Tennessee9,277limited English 2,228
- Colorado9,203limited English 2,455
- Minnesota9,059limited English 2,682
- Massachusetts7,961limited English 1,725
- Utah7,545limited English 1,626
- Wisconsin7,335limited English 2,562
- New Mexico6,185limited English 1,577
- Louisiana5,955limited English 1,681
- Kentucky5,185limited English 1,496
- Oklahoma4,957limited English 1,494
- Kansas4,732limited English 1,259
- Alabama4,392limited English 1,322
- Arkansas3,860limited English 1,359
- Iowa3,479limited English 1,172
- Delaware3,260limited English 768
- Nebraska2,758limited English 691
- Mississippi2,720limited English 761
- North Dakota2,632limited English 867
- Idaho2,439limited English 635
- Rhode Island2,211limited English 633
- New Hampshire1,882limited English 349
- Montana1,597limited English 295
- Maine1,570limited English 434
- South Dakota1,453limited English 672
- West Virginia1,234limited English 161
- Wyoming845limited English 203
- Vermont748limited English 92
By city
- Los Angeles85,815limited English 24,110
- New York City50,304limited English 13,524
- San Diego44,230limited English 16,344
- San Jose30,137limited English 11,032
- Chicago17,464limited English 4,381
- Sacramento12,113limited English 4,281
- Houston8,856limited English 1,282
- Phoenix5,690limited English 2,254
- Seattle5,425limited English 1,615
- Philadelphia5,215limited English 1,996
- Charlotte1,918limited English 390
- Dallas1,763limited English 429
- Columbus1,550limited English 329
- Boston1,040limited English 153
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
A story you were told as a child. Take as long as you need.
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Communities on CultureMesh
- Tagalog/Filipino speakers in New Yorkmembers 1
- Tagalog/Filipino speakers in South Carolinamembers 1
- Tagalog/Filipino speakers in Ohiomembers 1
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CultureMesh, "Tagalog/Filipino" language page (https://www.culturemesh.com/languages/tagalog-filipino-42). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.